Dave Grohl goes head-to-head against The Muppets' Animal in drum-off

After replacing famed drumming puppet Animal during a cameo in The Muppets' 2011 film, Dave Grohl has returned to the Muppets-universe in the latest episode of their 2015 US television series.

The Foo Fighters front-man and former Nirvana drummer had some serious competition during a drum-off with the rage-filled Muppet musician he once replaced.

"I've been waiting years for this, Animal," Grohl says at the start of the video.

"Now we see who best," Animal responds.

Over the course of their minute-long battle, both drum kits get destroyed and by the end, both participants declare their competitor the winner.

The 2015 television reboot of The Muppets premiered in September on the ABC network to just over nine million viewers.

The series was co-created by Bill Prady and Bob Kushell.

Pravy was a co-creator of The Bing Bang Theory and won Writers Guild of America Awards for Miss Piggy's Hollywood and The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, while Kushell has previously written for The Simpsons and 3rd Rock from the Sun.

The show employs a single-camera mockumentary format, similar to The Office and Modern Family.

Despite generally favourable reviews from critics, audience numbers have been steadily declining to less than half the viewers that tuned in for the show's premiere.